If you're not a competitor, you've just got to go home.

It's amazing when tragedy strikes, how strong you find that you are, and I'd seen other people go through horrible things. And I just thought, "Wow, I would be a complete mess," and then suddenly when it happens, you realize you had more strength than you knew and it helps you to get through.

When you step out on the court, I don't think anybody thinks about age. Because if you're out on this tour it means you deserve to be here. You've got the skill. It must mean you know how to play.

Nerves are normal. You can't be cured from them unless you're a machine.

I remember watching the Olympics at home as a kid. It was one my Dad's dreams to win an Olympic medal.

All those lessons that I've learned on the court, I have applied them to my life outside of the court in business, my company, called V Starr interiors, an interior design company, and EleVen, which I wear on court.

Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do...but I think you have to.